On Saturday 03 May 2014 09:54:35 Mark Wendt did opine: > On Sat, May 3, 2014 at 9:35 AM, Gene Heskett <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Saturday 03 May 2014 09:24:30 Mark Wendt did opine: > > > Gene, > > > > > > Turns out it wasn't too hard to find. Here's the link to Rick's web > > > site, which has links to both construction pics and drawings of the > > > jig, gib and bracket: > > > > > > http://warhammer.mcc.virginia.edu/ty/7x10/vault/Lathes/7x10-7x12-Pro > > > ject s/TaperedSaddleGibs/ > > > > > > I was able to do this in an afternoon on a manual mill (the > > > machining part). > > > > > > This part took a little longer: > > > > > > http://warhammer.mcc.virginia.edu/ty/7x10/vault/Lathes/7x10-7x12-Pro > > > ject s/TaperedSaddleGibs/Bedways.html > > > > > > All in all, I'm very satisfied with the snugness and smoothness of > > > the machine now. Much, much better than the gibs that came with > > > the lathe. > > > > > > Mark > > > > At some point he mentions taking the rack off, and I've considered > > that too since it is not being used, my "manual" controls are all > > done from the keyboard. That would give additional room to widen the > > gib bits which would seem like a plus to me. Depending on how much > > the bed lip thickness varies, (and I already know it does, thicker > > towards the tailstock on mine even after filing the serial number > > flat) the filing idea seems to be a good one, but then need a way to > > restore the roughness that holds an oil film, that I haven't figured > > out. > > > > Its funny how we expect a sows ear priced piece of machinery to be > > fitted & finish like a Bentley priced version isn't it? Tain't gonna > > happen in this lifetime folks. > > > > Cheers, Gene > > Yeah, you have to take the rack off in order to accurately measure the > bed thickness. Wasn't a big deal to get the rack off. > > The filing is kinda like a lazy man's version of scraping. Wasn't hard > to do. The bed at that point isn't hardened. It was more time > consuming than difficult. > > I knew going in that the mini lathe was going to take a bit of work to > bring it up to snuff. I also knew that even when all was said and done, > it wouldn't be a miniature Monarch. It is what it is, a relatively > inexpensive way to turn some metal, that could be made more accurate > with a little work. > > Mark
Ahh, Mark, you may want to define what you call a "little" work. ;-) With my back giving me hell, its more than a "little" work. And I tend to scratch the place where it itches worse first. This, OTOH, may be that next itch however. Thanks. Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> US V Castleman, SCOTUS, Mar 2014 is grounds for Impeaching SCOTUS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available. Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
